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Module title
Module code
Credit value
Level
Diet and Disease
BY348
10
Level 4
Level 5
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Level 0 (for modules at foundation level)
Level 6
X
Level 7
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Entry criteria for registration on this module
Pre-requisites
BY244 and BY206
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equivalent
Co-requisite modules
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equivalent
Module delivery
Mode of delivery
Taught
X
Distance
Placement
X
Block
Other
Online
X
Other
Pattern of delivery
When module is delivered
Weekly
Semester 1
Semester 2
X
Throughout year
Other
Brief description of module This modules aims to give a broad understanding of the role of dietary
exposures in the aetiology of chronic diseases.
content and/ or aims
Overview (max 80 words)
Module team/ author/
coordinator(s)
School
Site/ campus where
delivered
Caroline Hodges
PABS
Moulsecoomb
Course(s) for which module is appropriate and status on that course
Course
BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences
Status (mandatory/ compulsory/ optional)
Optional
Optional
MODULE AIMS, ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT
Aims
Learning outcomes
To enable students to apply the principles of human nutrition to
understand the links between diet, health and disease.
On completion of this module the student should be able to:
1. Discuss the range and evolution of the human diet
2. Describe and evaluate the main investigative methods used in
nutrition research.
3. Discuss the role of diet in the aetiology and treatment of a range of
Content
Learning support
diseases.
4. Evaluate the evidence the foetal and developmental origins of adult
disease.
This module will cover a broad range of topics in nutritional
epidemiology. It will explore the relationship between diet and health
using various examples from current literature, such as the role of
over- and under-nutrition, micronutrients and omega-3 and omega-6
fatty acids. Possible interactions between diet and genotype will be
considered where appropriate.
Latest editions of any of the following:
Gibney et al. Introduction to Human Nutrition. Blackwell Publishing
Mann and Truswell. Essentials of Human Nutrition. Oxford
Smolin and Grosvenor. Nutrition, Science and Applications. Wiley.
Geissler and Powers. Human Nutrition. Elsevier
Gibney, Public Health Nutrition - Nutrition Society Blackwell Scientific,
Oxford.
Gropper. Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism Cengage.
Eastwood. Principles of Human Nutrition Blackwell.
Webb. Nutrition: Maintaining and Improving Health. Hodder Arnold.
Selected readings from scientific literature are provided.
Teaching and learning activities
Details of teaching and
learning activities
The module will be delivered via lectures (approximately 20 hours), 2
hour exam. Personal study (approximately 76 hours) plus case
studies/workshops (approximately 2 hours).
Allocation of study hours (indicative)
Study hours
Where 10 credits = 100 learning hours
This is an indication of the number of hours students can expect to
SCHEDULED
24
spend in scheduled teaching activities including lectures,
seminars, tutorials, project supervision, demonstrations, practical
classes and workshops, supervised time in workshops/ studios,
fieldwork, external visits, and work-based learning.
GUIDED INDEPENDENT
STUDY
All students are expected to undertake guided independent study
which includes wider reading/ practice, follow-up work, the
completion of assessment tasks, and revisions.
PLACEMENT
The placement is a specific type of learning away from the
University that is not work-based learning or a year abroad.
TOTAL STUDY HOURS
76
100
Assessment tasks
Details of assessment for
Exam, (LO 1,2,3 and 4)
this module
Types of assessment task
Indicative list of summative assessment tasks which lead to the award of credit or
which are required for progression.
WRITTEN
Written exam
COURSEWORK
Written assignment/ essay, report, dissertation, portfolio, project
output, set exercise
PRACTICAL
Oral assessment and presentation, practical skills assessment, set
exercise
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Area examination board
External examiners
Biology and Biomedical Sciences
% weighting
(or indicate if
component is
pass/fail)
100
Name
Dr Myra Conway
Position and institution
Associate Professor, University of
the West of England
Date appointed
01/10/13
Date tenure ends
30/09/17
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Date of first approval
Only complete where this is
not the first version
2002
Date of last revision
2014
Only complete where this is
not the first version
Date of approval for this
2015
version
Version number
5
Modules replaced
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replacement
Available as free-standing module?
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